Key result
Childhood smoking intensity is linked to adult smoking prevalence and cessation by the forties.
Why the study?
Does childhood/adolescent smoking intensity correlate with adult smoking prevalence and cessation?
Cohort
Yes
Does childhood/adolescent smoking intensity correlate with adult smoking prevalence and cessation?
Childhood smoking intensity is strongly correlated with adult smoking prevalence and cessation, supporting early preventive strategies to reduce youth access to cigarettes.
Supports youth smoking prevention focus; leaves open causal mechanisms for adult persistence.
trend, <0.001). Prevalence of smoking during adolescence and adulthood was similar among US, Finnish, and Australian participants. Conclusions These long-term follow-up data show that smoking intensity increased throughout adolescence. Prevalence of adult smoking and cessation by the forties were both correlated with levels of childhood smoking intensity. These data lend support to preventive strategies designed to reduce, delay, or eliminate any youth access to cigarettes.
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Hu et al. (2020) conducted a cohort in Childhood and adolescent smoking. Childhood/adolescent smoking intensity was evaluated on Adult smoking and cessation (p=<0.001). Childhood smoking intensity was significantly correlated with the prevalence of adult smoking and cessation by the forties (P<0.001 for trend).
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